match point

noun

match point

noun
1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Tennis A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.

  • He made it to match point three times and still lost, but you can't come much closer than that.
Related terms
break point, match, set point

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